Dear St Pierres family, I hope you are all well and enjoying the summer! Thank you so much to everyone for coming to the 2024 meetings.Costa, Nick and I really enjoyed travelling around NZ to the five in-person meetings plus the online regional meeting. It was wonderful to meet you all again and celebrate your... Continue Reading →
Hey everyone, welcome to 2025! It’s time to look back at our events of late 2024, starting with big news. On Wednesday 6 November, we opened our first shop in Dunedin! We’ve been working towards opening in the South Island’s second city for some time, and the locals turned out in force! It was a... Continue Reading →
Dear St Pierres Family, Since early October I have been mostly travelling around NZ visiting with you and I am continually so amazed at the fantastic people and teams we have throughout NZ. Another year has passed and I would like to thank you all for the incredible work you all do at St Pierres! As... Continue Reading →
Welcome everyone. On Thursday 19 September, we opened at Mānawa Bay! Mānawa Bay is a new premium outlet mall at Auckland Airport, and we’re thrilled to be there from day one. Our nearby Airport shop has been very successful for over a decade, but the new shop is aimed at people in the mall rather... Continue Reading →
Welcome to our latest St. Pierre’s partner feature! Today we’re in Warkworth, to the north of Auckland, visiting Tim. Originally from Fujian, south China, Tim worked in hospitality in Tokyo for three years, gaining a love for Japanese food. When he moved to NZ in 2008, making sushi was a natural option, and he began... Continue Reading →
Our last conference article features photos of all our people! While not as hard as working on the front line, conferences are still tough. A lot of work to organize, a lot of thinking and energy needed… but there’s always time to relax in the evening! This year we got a photo booth from HotShots…... Continue Reading →
Welcome back! Growth of our people is critical to our success as a company. The more passionate, creative problem solvers we have on the front line, the more our staff will grow and the whole company grows as a result. Conferences are a great chance for front-line leaders to step out of their comfort zone... Continue Reading →
Welcome back! A highlight of any conference is hearing directly from shop partners and managers. This year, Annie, Yoshi, Yohanes and others talked about their motivations and provided insights into how they’ve made their shops succeed. No more words – straight into the videos! Director Nick helping Yoshi with the mic Everyone was keen to... Continue Reading →
Welcome back! One of the great benefits of conferences is getting people who don’t normally see each other into the same room. The creative possibilities are endless! On the theme of “People First: What’s Important is You,” the People Department organised activities to get managers talking and thinking about how leading their shops to success.... Continue Reading →
